Vincent Massy Junior High School
Desktop Publishing 7
Assignment(s)
Evaluation
Assignment 1: Restaurant Menu Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to gain experience with "Desktop Publishing" and using columns. You might also want to use your sense of humour to have some fun with this assignment.
- Open AppleWorks Word Processing document.
- Under Format on the menu bar select Insert Header. Once your cursor moves to the header section, select the center justification button and type the name of the restaurant. Your font size should be between 18 and 36 point. Experiment with the fonts until you find one to your liking.
- Add some art work to the header. This graphic must be related to the name. You may use clip art, your own drawing, or a graphic from the Internet.
- Click below the Header to put the cursor in the main body of the page.
- Make two columns by clicking on the column button on the tool bar beneath the ruler.
- Create at least 5 sub-headings. Use a font size between 14 and 24 points for these. An example would be "Appetizers".
- Enter at least 40 menu items and prices. Put approximately 8 items under each subheading. Use a font size of 12 - 14 point for these.
- Your finished product should fill the page without looking crowded. In order to achieve this you may need to adjust the font size, spacing, font type and style at the end. This is known as formatting.
- Save as menu_(yourname).
Some on-line examples: (not very exciting - no pictures!)
This assignment is intended to further develop your word processing skills, as well as increase your knowledge of headers, columns, page breaks, capturing digital images, the use of clip art and tools palette. In addition you will practice news reporting and writing skills. You may work with a partner on this assignment. State in your log who you are working with.
Requirements
- Open a AppleWorks Word Processing document ( or you may do this in Microsoft Word if you are familiar with adding graphics, etc).
- Create a header which includes the following:
- the name of the newsletter (size 24 - 28 point)
- a logo designed using the drawing tools.
- names of editor(s), the edition number, volume number and the date
- Create 3 columns.
- Using proper formatting techniques write at least 3 interesting articles on informative topics or events at school or in your community.
- Write at least one editorial on a topic of some controversy at your school, in your community or somewhere else in the world today. Do a rough draft in you log and have it edited by the teacher first.
- Create and appropriate, brief headline for each article which is approximately 4 point sizes larger than the body of the text, and bold, but NOT underlined.
- Capture your image digitally with either the digital camera or the scanner and incorporate it into your newsletter.
- Add at least two appropriate pieces of clip art from either the library or other graphics that you find.
- The final product must be neat, clear, balanced in the use of text, images and empty space and show some creative flair.
- Use ONE page only.
- Save as newsletter_(yourname)
On-line resources: